Thursday, June 14, 2007

Woman charged in arson for insurance case

DesMoinesRegister.com: "A Waterloo woman has been charged with arson based on allegations she set fire to her house to claim insurance money.

Lora Mae Gamblin-Deering, 35, is charged with second-degree arson, insurance fraud and perjury, Waterloo police reported today. Gamblin-Deering is accused of setting fire to her house on April 3 and later filing claims to her insurance company stating her property loss was $25,000, police reported.

Investigators determined the fire was deliberately set in several locations throughout the house. An arson canine detected ignitable liquids used to start the fire and traces of ignitable liquid found on the clothesGamblin-Deering was wearing the night of the fire, police reported. "

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